6 hour vegetable salad Recipes

prep : 30 minutes, marinate : 4 hours, reduced-fat firm tofu, drained, reduced-fat italian salad dressing, yellow summer squash , halved lengthwise and cut into 2-inch pieces, orange and/or red sweet peppers, quartered and seeded, quinoa, quick-cooking barley, shredded sorrel or spinach, sorrel leaves (optional)

herbed cheese and cracker bits, cheese bit crackers, vegetable oil, ranch salad dressing mix, heaping tbsp dried dill, garlic powder, celery salt, place crackers in a large sealable freezer container. in a bowl mix the oil , salad dressing mix, dill, garlic powder and celery salt. pour this mixture over the crackers then cover the container and invert it to coat the crackers with seasoning. refrigerate for at least 24 hours turning the container every so often to keep the crackers coated. let the mixture come to room temperature before serving. store in the covered container in refrigerator.

romaine lettuce , torn (or spinach or your favorite lettuce), sliced fresh mushrooms (or some of each) or 1 cup broccoli floret (or some of each), shredded carrot, eggs, hard boiled and sliced, bacon , crisp cooked, drained and crumbled, shredded swiss cheese (or ) or 3/4 cup cheddar cheese (or ), green onions, sliced, mayonnaise, lemon juice, dried dill (optional)

heads cabbage, shredded, white sugar, 2 tbsp removed and reserved, onion, chopped, sugar , from reserve, salt, dry mustard, celery seed, white vinegar or 1 cup cider vinegar, salad oil , vegetable oil to those not southern